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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1985

Page

6

Onion Field survivor breaks silence against parole ruling

Karl Hettinger, the former LAPD officer who survived the Onion Field slaying of partner Ian Campbell, spoke publicly after 22 years to oppose parole for killer Gregory Powell. He recalled the kidnapping in 1963 and warned he may relive the event any day, saying he cannot drive it from his mind.

Bakersfield Calif Karl Hettinger Los Angeles Onion Field Hettinger Ian Campbell Campbell Joseph Wambaugh State Supreme Court Gregory Powell Powell Jimmy Lee Smith Kern County

Lawyer sues over jail visit amid Maine juvenile case

San Francisco lawyer Mark Soler of the Youth Law Center filed suit in Portland against Androscoggin County Sheriff Ronald B. Gagnon claiming illegal detention of a 15 year old from Lisbon Falls at the Auburn jail. Soler said the jail is dirty and oppressive, while Gagnon denied the charges and defended the facility as clean. The case centers on a juvenile bound over as an adult and held in an adult facility, with Soler citing statewide concerns about juvenile confinement.

Portland Maine Maine Sheriff’s Association Mark Soler Youth Law Center San Francisco Androscoggin County Ronald B. Gagnon Auburn Soler U.S. District Court Lisbon Falls Gagnon’s Gagnon

Restaurateurs and bagel vendors clash in Carbondale

In Carbondale Illinois restaurant owners win the latest skirmish as city enforces an 8 pm peddler ban on bagel carts. Vendors Larry Gilbert and Winston Mezo failed to secure extended hours though their lawyer John Huffman vows to continue the fight and may pursue court action.

Carbondale, Ill Larry Gilbert Winston Mezo

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